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putlog

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put·log  (ptlôg, -lg, pt-)
n.
One of the short pieces of lumber supporting the floor of a scaffold.
[Alteration (influenced by log) of obsolete putlock : perhaps put + lock.]
putlog [ˈpʌtˌlɒg], putlock
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a short horizontal beam that with others supports the floor planks of a scaffold
[changed (through influence of log1) from earlier putlock, probably from put (past participle) + lock1]
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